About

Dr. Pavitra Shankar is a compassionate psychiatrist with a special interest in women’s and children's mental health as well as community psychiatry. She completed her MBBS and MD in Psychiatry from Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. 

She believes in a holistic and patient-centred approach to mental health care, aiming to make it accessible, understandable, and stigma-free. Through her work, she strives to make mental health an open and essential conversation.

Qualification

• MBBS from Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi -2020
• MD (Psychiatry) from Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi - Jan 2025

Interest

• Women’s mental health
• General adult psychiatry
• Child and adolescent psychiatry
• De-addiction
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Positive psychology
• Psychotherapy
• Community mental health

Awards & Accomplishment

• Dr. Saadgi Jagawat Memorial Award for Best Original Paper by a Female PG Student, DPS Annual Conference 2023
• Prof. (Dr.) J.K. Trivedi Award for Rising Star in Psychiatry, 2024